The Development of the Conception of Socioeconomic Mobility in Children from Mexico and Spain

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 164, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 293-317

  Enesco, Ileana ^a   Navarro, Alejandra ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Children; Cross cultural research; Development; Economic concepts; Social knowledge

Indexed keywords

EID: 0141704097     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00221320309597985     Document Type: Article

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